21-29 Jul 1989
Works performed:
Various, including Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia; Britten: Sacred and Profane; Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Britten: String Quartet No. 3; Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Britten: Noye's Fludde; Britten: Suite from Death in Venice; Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes; Britten: Three Character Pieces for Piano
Venue:
Church of Saint John the Baptist; Chester Cathedral; Town Hall; Saint Mary's Centre, Chester, England
Performers:
Steuart Bedford (conductor); Christopher Seaman (conductor); Richard Hickox (conductor); Stephen Wilkinson (director); BBC Northern Singers; Northern Sinfonia; Raphael Wallfisch (cello); Britten String Quartet: Peter Mann (violin); Peter Lale (viola); Keith Pascoe (violin); Peter Lale (viola); Andrew Schulman (cello); Yuzuko Horigome (violin); Hallé Orchestra; Coull String Quartet; Endymion Ensemble; Lee Ward (organ); Richard Pasco (Voice of God); Donald Maxwell (baritone/Noye); Della Jones (mezzo-soprano/Mrs Noye); Sarah Briggs (piano); City of London Sinfonia; Michael Collins (clarinet); Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra; John Carewe (conductor)
Further information:
Programming includes a lecture by Colin Matthews called 'The Music of Britten and its Influences'. Includes an accompanying from Sylvia Edwardson, the Festival Co-ordinator, to Pam Wheeler.
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Archive
https://www.bpacatalogue.org/archive/PG-1989-0722
